Podcasting and Social Media DIR, PODCASTING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Responsibilities

• Owns quality control and performance analysis for long-form content within the assigned brand area, reviewing full episodes before publication and analyzing how they perform across podcast platforms and social channels
• Coordinates the publication of long-form content on respective platforms
• Reviews long-form episodes for editorial accuracy, brand voice, theological soundness, and platform readiness – across each brand within the assigned area
• Analyzes listen-through, retention, and engagement data and translates findings into actionable improvements for the team
• Owns quality control and performance analysis for short-form content within the assigned brand area, ensuring clips and reels are on brand, well-crafted, and optimized for each channel and audience
• Reviews short-form pieces produced by videographers, producers, and community managers for quality, accuracy, and brand fit
• Analyzes short-form reach and engagement metrics and guides clip selection, formatting, and posting strategy
• Oversees long-form publishing for assigned brand feeds, ensuring a consistent cadence of full episodes is scheduled, optimized, and released on time (typical cadence ranges from approximately 8 to 12 episodes per period depending on the brand assignment)
• Manages episode metadata, titles, descriptions, and artwork coordination for publication; maintains the publishing calendar and ensures releases align with broader ministry priorities and, where applicable, balance output across multiple brands
• Serves as the production consultant and approval authority for the team, advising producers, videographers, graphic designers, and community managers on production decisions and granting final approvals before content goes live

Requirements

• - Bachelor's degree in communications, media, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• - 10+ years of experience in podcasting, video, or social media content, including some supervisory experience
• - Demonstrated experience managing both long-form and short-form content workflows
• - Experience publishing to podcast platforms and major social channels
• - Working knowledge of platform analytics and the ability to act on the data
• - Experience leading or coordinating producers and creative staff
• - Familiarity with Christian content and the ability to uphold ministry standards across the assigned audience
• - Strong editorial and quality-control skills across audio, video, and written content
• - Solid understanding of podcast platforms, social algorithms, and clip strategy
• - Ability to analyze content performance and turn data into improvements